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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
There are many times we, as individuals and countries, do things that are a waste of time or money because the over all good out weighs the individual action, the UK has done massively well out of the EU, I am old enough to remember the sixties and early seventies when the economy was damn near at a third world level with the IMF stepping in to rescue the UK like Brazil or some other failed state, huge companies closing down regularly, whole industries and regions failing. The EU gave Briton an economic role, it is no longer a manufacturing economy it is a service economy, specifically it services the EU, my friends work in IT for companies that work through out the EU, the city acts as the EU's banker, all of that is at risk and at least 20% of the UK economy is going to contract in my opinion.
The cost of leaving the EU massively out weighs the cost of being in the EU, and most of the problems that people complain about, immigration, house prices, unemployment in the old industrial centres of the North will continue in or out.
As such there's no way of viewing the vote as anything other than a massively stupid ill considered emotional decision that will either do massive damage to the economy or will do nothing to change anything but will take away the UK's influence in Europe while still leaving it having to swallow all the same gripes.
As to whether it was just a working class vote that caused this, obviously not, stupidity isn't restricted to the working classes.
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This post really illustrates part of the problem. You acknowledge that the working class is being absolutely gutted by globalization, but then condemn them for Brexit as it will essentially bring the upper class to their level.
There was no action taken to help the working classes adjust to a modern society within the UK, and Brexit is the natural outcome. Perhaps this all falls at the feet of those in the "service sector" who let greed and lack of compassion for others ruin the UK economy in the first place. Of course they voted against Brexit. Not because they were more education, but because staying in the EU maintained the status quo.